andrew e coupe

~ keeping the stone chips away for my 400 mile return trip (Maryland to Ohio) today:





~ via frogger painters tape (leaving no residue behind) ... not the prettiest but functional.

andrew e coupe

~ arrived to Ohio at 4:30 pm ... (many bugs but no chips or flaws once tape was removed):





~ clear bra install is next...

andrew e coupe

~ i was surprised to get over 450 miles out of 1 tank of gas & and 28 mpg:

accce

I would cut out the side markers and make the headlights more visible.

andrew e coupe

~ this was done this way for I drove today during daylight/full sun conditions from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm.

Kevin82

Noticed in the pic that it was in Sport mode. Did you drive it like that on the freeway? I normally take it out of sport mode on freeways--you will get about 5 more MPG.

Speaking from experience because one day on the freeway I had my cluster on the MPG meter and was getting about 26mpg when I normally get around 29. Then I noticed that Sport mode was on. When I put it back on Eco, it shot up 29mpg again.

Also, is it safe to say that you're going to clear bra your car? Just had mine done today. Wish I did it sooner because after 7500 miles on mostly highway, I have a lot of rock chips.

andrew e coupe

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Originally Posted by Kevin82

Noticed in the pic that it was in Sport mode. Did you drive it like that on the freeway? I normally take it out of sport mode on freeways--you will get about 5 more MPG.

~ i placed the car in sport mode once i exited the freeway. 'e' mode on 95% of the drive.

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Originally Posted by Kevin82

Also, is it safe to say that you're going to clear bra your car? Just had mine done today. Wish I did it sooner because after 7500 miles on mostly highway, I have a lot of rock chips.

~ yes... the clear bra is in my possession and i plan to install the complete kit within the week (i have hundreds of installs under my belt). this was the reason for the tape protection on my return travels. i wanted to install the clear bra with a completely chip free surface.

Showa

You got a nice car man. Congrats!

DaMerce

I don't know if your crazy or a genius.

Kevin82

clear bra the lower led lights too. mine has a whole bunch of little sand dings

acr2001

So, you drove 400 miles without front turn signals? Please tell me somehow I am wrong. Otherwise... I have some choice words for you, which I am sure you can use your imagination to dream up.

This is how I feel about people who don't signal (not necessarily you, OP)(NSFW language)

04Fire

Andrew, Nice to see you back in a Benz finally... And a nice one at that!

VSmotorsports

congrats on the new car, great job painters taping your car lol